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Sunday, 13 February 2011

Book Lovers Quiz

Last week I teamed up with fellow blogger and all round bibliophilic good egg Norfolk Bookworm to host the first of what we hope will be a long running series of successful book quizzes at the Norfolk and Norwich Millennium Library.

The event sold out well in advance, and the twelve teams we could cram in seemed to enjoy themselves. We certainly enjoyed hosting it. So much so that we've already set a date for the next one (Thursday 5th May) and sold more than half the tables! If you'd like to book a table (£5 per team, maximum of 5 per team), you can do so by visiting the Millennium library, or calling 01603 774707.

So for those who couldn't be there on Thursday, those who just like testing their quizzing acumen, and those wanting to test the water before booking, here are the questions. (Answers are in white below the question: highlight the - apparently - blank space to see them)

Enjoy! And Good Luck!

Round 1: Dragons

1) Which Scandinavian born author wrote the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo?

A: Stieg Larsson

2) Which best selling science fiction author went komodo dragon hunting with naturalist Mark Carwardine for the 1989 BBC documentary series Last Chance to See?

A: Douglas Adams

3) In Greek mythology what is the name of the multiple headed dragon that grew two heads to replace each one it lost?

A: Hydra

4) Which character in C S Lewis’ Voyage of the Dawn Treader is turned into a dragon?

A: Eustace Scrubbs

5) Which celebrated nonsense poem, from Lewis Carroll’s Alice Through the Looking Glass tells of a fearsome dragonliike beast with “jaws that bite,” “claws that catch,” and “eyes of flame”?

A: Jabberwocky

6) What breed of dragon was Norbert in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone?

A: Norwegian Ridgeback

7) Which character, created by Christopher Marlowe, summons a dragon to prove his strength?

A: Dr Faustus

8) If Glaurung was the first, what name did Tolkein give to the last dragon?

A: Smaug

9) In which Discworld novel does a marauding dragon appear to attacking Ankh-Morpork?

A: Guards! Guards!

10) Where does Puff the Magic Dragon live?

Puff the Magic Dragon by Peter Yarrow and Jenny LiptonA: Honalee

Round 2: Weather

1) Which author wrote the Richard and Judy Book Club favourite Notes From an Exhibition?

A: Patrick Gale

2) What is the fourth book in Charlie Higson’s Young Bond series?

A: Hurricane Gold

3) Which American poet wrote ‘Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening’ and ‘Fire and Ice’?

A: Robert Frost

4) David Mitchell was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2004 for which novel?

A: Cloud Atlas

5) The Gathering Storm, completed posthumously by Brian Sanderson following Robert Jordan’s death, is the 12th book in which fantasy series?

A: The Wheel of Time

6) Which Haruki Murakami novel, often considered his best, opens with the disappearance of Toru Okada’s wife and cat?

A: Wind-up Bird Chronicle

7) What did Miss Smilla have a feeling for in the novel by Peter Hoeg?

A: Snow

8) Which Shakespeare play, written in 1610-11, is thought to be the last one he wrote alone?

A: The Tempest

9) What are there a thousand of in the title of Khaled Hosseini’s second novel?

A: Splendid Suns

10) What is the title of Don Paterson’s 2009 Forward Poetry Prize winning collection?

A: Rain

Round 3: Norfolk, A Literary County

1 - Charles Dickens used Great Yarmouth as a key location for which of his novels?A: David Copperfield

2 – Which 17th century polymath is celebrated with a statue and piece of contemporary art on Hay Hill in Norwich?A: Sir Thomas Browne

3 - In 1395 who wrote Revelations of Divine Love, the first book published in English by a woman?A: Julian of Norwich

4 - Which three UEA Creative Writing MA graduates have won the Booker Prize?

5 – Norwich was the first municipality to adopt the Library Act. In which decade did this happen?A: 1850s

6 - Thomas Erpingham, whose name adorns a set of Gates to the Norwich Cathedral, features in which Shakespeare play?A: Henry V

7 - Thomas Paine, author of the enlightenment treatise The Rights of Man, was born in which Norfolk town?A: Thetford

8 – "There is no religion without love, and people may talk as much as they like about their religion, but if it does not teach them to be good and kind to other animals as well as humans, it is all a shame."
This is from the last paragraph of which seminal 19th century children’s novel?A: Black Beauty